Upstate News

Twenty-six named as Student Ambassadors

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Twenty-six students at SUNY Upstate Medical University have been selected as student ambassadors of the university.

The students, selected from the university’s four colleges—Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing—will represent the university at various special campus and community events and activities, including presidential receptions and other high-profile gatherings.

“These students are goodwill envoys for the university,” said Upstate President David R. Smith, M.D. “They are front and center in our outreach efforts and help create a deeper understanding of Upstate’s unique academic mission in this region.”

The student ambassador program was initiated in 2006 as way for the community to learn more about Upstate by interacting with students, as well as helping students to learn more about the greater Syracuse community.